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many states delayed their plans to see if president obama would be re-elected. he was. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. the high court considered but did not rule on the same issue three years ago. >>> finally, good karma, if you believe in karma, for a chicago man who helped clean up after hurricane sandy. john turner and the staff at his water removal business came to new jersey. they traveled there to clean flooded homes. after a hard day of work, he bought a lottery scratchoff ticket. he won 100,000 bucks. not surprisingly, he plans to donate some of that money. rewarded by karma. >> good for him. >> ron claiborne, i hope you have good karma, as well. >>> let's get it to ginger zee and the weather. big storm in the western part of the country. >> that's right. skiers are rejoicing. it did turn in
many states delayed their plans to see if president obama would be re-elected. he was. >>> and the u.s. supreme court will hear a challenge to the landmark law that protects against racial discrimination at the polls. the voting rights act requires all or parts of 16 states with a history of discrimination in voting to get federal approval before changing the way they hold elections. the high court considered but did not rule on the same issue three years ago. >>> finally,...
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first lady michelle obama and daughters, malia and sasha, received the christmas tree on friday, which arrived on a horse-drawn charge. it's from a farm in north carolina and will be displayed in the blue room. they have a head start on me. i'm notorious for putting up a tree on december 23rd. >> ours is december 26th. >> it stays up until like march. >> nice to see bo in that shot, too. did you see bo, the dog? >> just like the girls, he's huge. >> he's grown. >> alex, thank you. >>> the smoke is now clearing from the black friday fireworks which started earlier than ever, on thanksgiving night. millions of americans hit the malls in a mad dash to get their hands on hot holiday deals at rock-bottom prices. and abc's john schriffen found himself in the middle of the mayhem and joins us from kmart in new york city. i saw you tweeted, what a difference a day makes. >> reporter: it is so different here. i feel like i can come out of hiding right now because things have certainly calmed down. at least here at this kmart. now, the past two days, everything you can imagine has been flying of
first lady michelle obama and daughters, malia and sasha, received the christmas tree on friday, which arrived on a horse-drawn charge. it's from a farm in north carolina and will be displayed in the blue room. they have a head start on me. i'm notorious for putting up a tree on december 23rd. >> ours is december 26th. >> it stays up until like march. >> nice to see bo in that shot, too. did you see bo, the dog? >> just like the girls, he's huge. >> he's grown....
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will today's jobs report, the last one before election day, boost obama? or bolster romney's case on the economy? jake tapper is in ohio. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning from a barn outside columbus, george. the jobs report appears relatively good news, 171,000 jobs created in the month of october. and the previous two months had upward revisions of # 4,000. employment ticks up to 7.9% but only because of more people look for work, this jobs report comes as this election comes down to the wire. stumping for votes, the candidates leave no stone unturned. as they make their closing arguments. in virginia, neck and neck and romney was heckled. >> what about the climate? that's what caused the storm. >> reporter: he did some heckling of his own against the president. >> the president said he was going to consider putting in place a secretary of business. i don't think that what we need is another government bureaucrat that supposedly knows something about job creation. i think it would be helpful to have a president that actually understands job
will today's jobs report, the last one before election day, boost obama? or bolster romney's case on the economy? jake tapper is in ohio. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning from a barn outside columbus, george. the jobs report appears relatively good news, 171,000 jobs created in the month of october. and the previous two months had upward revisions of # 4,000. employment ticks up to 7.9% but only because of more people look for work, this jobs report comes as this election...
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the official winner in that state barack obama. president obama edged out mitt romney by 74,000 out of 8 million cast. the governor of florida will seek to see what it can do to improve the voting process in florida. power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. people should have power restore today. progress is much slower on long island where hundreds of angry residents po protested outside of the power companies. >>> and actors justin timberlake and jessica beale, among the volunteers helping clean up storm-ravaged rockaways queen. they were handing out food and supplies. >>> and the country's largest four-year college system is looking to crackdown on superseniors. officials at the california state university system which has over 400,000 students they'll vote this week on gradua graduation incentive themes. to make room for new students, triple the costs for students that take five years to finish. >>> finally, the newest balloons in macy's thanksgiving day parade
the official winner in that state barack obama. president obama edged out mitt romney by 74,000 out of 8 million cast. the governor of florida will seek to see what it can do to improve the voting process in florida. power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. people should have power restore today. progress is much slower on long island where hundreds of angry residents po protested outside of the power companies. >>>...
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jon karl, thanks. >>> now, to president obama. later today he will respond to the speaker, and lay out his approach to avoiding the fiscal cliff. we get more reporting from abc's jake tapper on that in a moment. first, take a look at this remarkable video right after the election. an emotional president, addressing his young campaign troops. >> i felt that the work i had done in running for office, had come full-circle. because what you guys have done, says that the work that i've done is important. and i'm really proud of that. and i'm really proud of all of you. and what you have done -- [ applause ] >> jake, that is a side of the president we almost never see. >> reporter: it is, george. this is wednesday afternoon. he stopped by his campaign headquarters and spoke with about 700 or 800 volunteers. obviously, got very emotional. he was talking about his days as a young idealist, coming to chicago. and how much more effective and intelligent these volunteers and campaign staffers are. one of the interesting things about this rac
jon karl, thanks. >>> now, to president obama. later today he will respond to the speaker, and lay out his approach to avoiding the fiscal cliff. we get more reporting from abc's jake tapper on that in a moment. first, take a look at this remarkable video right after the election. an emotional president, addressing his young campaign troops. >> i felt that the work i had done in running for office, had come full-circle. because what you guys have done, says that the work that...
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president obama ended up edging out mitt romney by about 74,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast. florida's governor says his state will see what it can do to improve the voting process there in florida. many people waited as long as seven hours to cast their ballots. >>> and power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. miss utility customers who lost power in the state should have service restored by today. 98% of homes and businesses in new york city and westchester county also have their lights back on but progress is much slower on long island where hundreds of angry residents protested outside the power company's offices saturday. that was on saturday. most customers there on long island will have service restored, they say, by tuesday. >>> and actors justin timberlake and jessica biel were among the volunteers helping clean up storm-ravaged rockaway, queens. according to "us" magazine, they were handing out food to victims, victims who live there and were hard hit by that storm. >>> the country's largest four-y
president obama ended up edging out mitt romney by about 74,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast. florida's governor says his state will see what it can do to improve the voting process there in florida. many people waited as long as seven hours to cast their ballots. >>> and power is finally coming back for thousands of people in new jersey still in the dark since superstorm sandy. miss utility customers who lost power in the state should have service restored by today. 98% of...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. the country can take. one is a path represented by the president, which, at the end of four years, it'd mean we'd have $20 trillion in debt. i'll get people back to work with 12 million new jobs. i'm gonna make sure that we get people off of food stamps not by cutting the program but by getting them good jobs. i'll work with you. i'll lead you in an open and honest way and to maurke sure that we all together maintain america as the hope of the earth. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> tonight, on abc at 8:00, the cma awards. don't want to miss that. we'll have billy ray cyrus here live tomorrow. >> we're always online on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning. it is 8:56. i am cynne simpson. maryland gov. martin o'malley mustard maryland today surveying the damage -- be in western maryland today. e are widespread power part of thehat state. is meeting with local leaders and will visit a shelter. as part of one of the more traditions,
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. the country can take. one is a path represented by the president, which, at the end of four years, it'd mean we'd have $20 trillion in debt. i'll get people back to work with 12 million new jobs. i'm gonna make sure that we get people off of food stamps not by cutting the program but by getting them good jobs. i'll work with you. i'll lead you in an open and honest way and to maurke sure that we all together maintain america as...
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president obama back at the white house right now. his first big challenge, negotiate a new budget deal with congress. the speaker of the house says he's open -- suggests he's open to a compromise on taxes. and you have to pay attention to this. these negotiations are going to affect everyone's taxes before next year. we're going to get into that just ahead. >> huge news on taxes. >>> we also have huge medical news this morning. a headline. new evidence that the prescription drugs that millions of americans take to help their heart may cut their cancer risk by as much as 15%. that is a big, big headline. >> sure is. >>> also, caught on tape. the shocking surveillance video that reveals what happened when a delta commuter jet was stolen in utah by a rogue pilot. an incredible story. you do not want to miss. >> wow. >>> first, we're going to get to the nor'easter slamming the region, the same region ravished by hurricane sandy. sam and our extreme weather team are covering it all inside the storm zone. we start with sam champion. hey, s
president obama back at the white house right now. his first big challenge, negotiate a new budget deal with congress. the speaker of the house says he's open -- suggests he's open to a compromise on taxes. and you have to pay attention to this. these negotiations are going to affect everyone's taxes before next year. we're going to get into that just ahead. >> huge news on taxes. >>> we also have huge medical news this morning. a headline. new evidence that the prescription...
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the obama campaign points to the battleground states. all eight of the states where they're campaigning the hardest, the president is tied or winning. but romney points to michigan, pennsylvania and minnesota, three states thought to be solidly democratic, but where obama is now playing defense. the president, back on the campaign trail today. going to wisconsin, colorado and nevada. mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia. george, you can expect both of them to be campaigning virtually nonstop between now and tuesday. >> no question about it. they're going to be focused on the white battleground states and the pink in north carolina, over the next several days. want to give you a sense of each side's strategy. what the obama campaign is trying to do is build a firewall in the big american states, iowa, wisconsin. he gets to 271 electoral votes. and if mitt romney wins all of the other battlegrounds right there, he'll come up a little bit short, which may explain, jon, one of the reasons the romney campaign is trying to put new effor
the obama campaign points to the battleground states. all eight of the states where they're campaigning the hardest, the president is tied or winning. but romney points to michigan, pennsylvania and minnesota, three states thought to be solidly democratic, but where obama is now playing defense. the president, back on the campaign trail today. going to wisconsin, colorado and nevada. mitt romney will be campaigning in virginia. george, you can expect both of them to be campaigning virtually...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this song's dedicated to new york and new jersey, all our friends on the east coast. >> jason aldean at the cma awards last night. one of the many emotional tributes, saluting survivors of sandy. we'll have all of the highlights from the hottest night in country last night. and you know they had a terrific shoutout to robin last night, as well. >> it was so nice. so many stars of the music world pulling together for the storm victims. bruce springsteen with a heart wrenching dedication of "city of ruins." >>> and a different story this morning. a shocking crime. a father shot to death by his 10-year-old son. he's a neo-nazi. one of the questions, was the boy inspired by a fictional crime on a popular tv show? and how will that affect his case? nancy grace is here live to discuss it all. >>> kristen stewart and robin pattinson talking for the first time after their split. is the romance back on track? a pressing question. and we aim to answer it. >> a questi
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> this song's dedicated to new york and new jersey, all our friends on the east coast. >> jason aldean at the cma awards last night. one of the many emotional tributes, saluting survivors of sandy. we'll have all of the highlights from the hottest night in country last night. and you know they had a terrific shoutout to robin last night, as well. >> it was so nice. so many stars of the music world pulling...
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today's jobs report, the last one before election day, boost obama? or bolster romney's claims on the economy? jake tapper is in ohio. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning from a barn outside columbus, george. that's right, with this race so close here in ohio, any major event could tip undecideds or soft voters into the obama camp or the romney camp. so, all eyes are on the jobs report in this nail-biter of an election. stumping for votes, the candidates leave no stone unturned. in west virginia, romney was heckled. >> what about the climate? that's what caused the storm. >> reporter: he did some heckling of his own against the president. >> the president said he was going to consider putting in place a secretary of business. i don't think that what we need is another government bureaucrat that supposedly knows something about job creation. i think it would be helpful to have a president that actually understands job creation. >> reporter: as the president did in green bay, vegas, and boulder. fresh from hurricane sandy, he talked unity. >>
today's jobs report, the last one before election day, boost obama? or bolster romney's claims on the economy? jake tapper is in ohio. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning from a barn outside columbus, george. that's right, with this race so close here in ohio, any major event could tip undecideds or soft voters into the obama camp or the romney camp. so, all eyes are on the jobs report in this nail-biter of an election. stumping for votes, the candidates leave no stone unturned....
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president obama won women by 13 points in 2008. and what we're going to be looking at tonight is married women. unmarried women are overwhelmingly for the president. 70% went for him last time. and it's running about 65% in the polls. but married women have not gone often the way married men have. they've gone off him, big-time. we need to know why that's true. whether it's an economic vote. married men and women are in the same place economically. or whether, for the first time, those social issues have mattered. they've never had the women's vote before. >> from the very beginning of this campaign, you heard democrats talk about the republican party's war on women. governor romney trying to turn that back to the economy. >> yeah, look, the romney campaign made a big bet. they made a bet that women in this election, more than ever, care more about the economy than any other issue. they care more about the economy than national security issues. social issues that the democrats talk about so much. and the democrats made the big bet.
president obama won women by 13 points in 2008. and what we're going to be looking at tonight is married women. unmarried women are overwhelmingly for the president. 70% went for him last time. and it's running about 65% in the polls. but married women have not gone often the way married men have. they've gone off him, big-time. we need to know why that's true. whether it's an economic vote. married men and women are in the same place economically. or whether, for the first time, those social...
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he can count alicia keys, president obama, eric clapton and jay-z, among his biggest fans. singer, song writer, guitarist and performer gary clark jr. is here to perform a song from his latest album, "blak and blu." you've been likened to jimi hendrix. do you pinch yourself sometimes? can you believe this is happening to you? >> you know, it's a bit overwhelming. surreal at times. but i'm enjoying the moment. >> you should. savor it. you started playing guitar around 12 years old. around the christmas season. >> that's right. i got a guitar on that break. went to school and checked out some books. and it's been on since. >> who was your idol at that point? >> my idol at that point, i guess stevie ray vaughan, being from texas. jimi hendrix, freddy king. blues guys. >> let's get to the song. it's called "ain't messin''round." ladies and gentlemen, gary clark jr. ♪ i don't believe in competition ♪ ♪ ain't nobody else like me around ♪ ♪ i don't need your imposition ♪ ♪ it ain't that hard to figure it out ♪ ♪ give it up now play it cool ♪ ♪ give it up now
he can count alicia keys, president obama, eric clapton and jay-z, among his biggest fans. singer, song writer, guitarist and performer gary clark jr. is here to perform a song from his latest album, "blak and blu." you've been likened to jimi hendrix. do you pinch yourself sometimes? can you believe this is happening to you? >> you know, it's a bit overwhelming. surreal at times. but i'm enjoying the moment. >> you should. savor it. you started playing guitar around 12...
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meaning obama care, the d.r.e.a.m. act, contraception for women, and breaks on college loans. a top republican was among the first to fire back. louisiana governor bobby jindal, a former romney surrogate, called the comments absolutely wrong. >>> and oil giant bp is expected to plead guilty today for its role in the massive 2010 gulf oil spill. as part of a reported deal with the justice department, bp would admit to criminal misconduct and pay what could be the largest penalty in u.s. history, in the billions of dollars. in exchange, the company would be exempt from prosecution. some workers could face manslaughter charges for things that happened during the spill. >>> and the end of twinkies could be just hours away. now, everybody, hugs after the show. maker of the snack cakes, as well as wonder bread, has given its striking workers an ultimatum. return to work by 5:00 p.m. today or it will start liquidating the company in bankruptcy court. some 18,000 jobs and the happiness of millions is at stake. >>> finally, a boys' football team in oklahoma just turned the field into a
meaning obama care, the d.r.e.a.m. act, contraception for women, and breaks on college loans. a top republican was among the first to fire back. louisiana governor bobby jindal, a former romney surrogate, called the comments absolutely wrong. >>> and oil giant bp is expected to plead guilty today for its role in the massive 2010 gulf oil spill. as part of a reported deal with the justice department, bp would admit to criminal misconduct and pay what could be the largest penalty in u.s....
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this was president obama's first visit to myanmar. this marks the final visit that secretary clinton will make with the president abroad. she's not staying on for a second term. josh. >> reena ninan, thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, a new sign for trouble for the u.s. economy. "the wall street journal" finds american companies are now cutting back on investments at the fastest pace since the recession. many cite concerns in political uncertainty in washington and slowing demands overseas. >>> and new york city has been forced to extend gas rationing for yet another week. some 30% of the city's gas stations remain closed, three weeks after hurricane sandy roared ashore. >>> and finally an image going viral this morning. take a look. what became the end of a road for a police officer with his van in germany. he was chasing alleged bike thieves when he drove straight into a stretch of newly laid cement. that van, as you can see, came to a sudden and rather complete stop. they eventually did have to bring in a tow truck to get it out. t
this was president obama's first visit to myanmar. this marks the final visit that secretary clinton will make with the president abroad. she's not staying on for a second term. josh. >> reena ninan, thank you for that. >>> meanwhile, a new sign for trouble for the u.s. economy. "the wall street journal" finds american companies are now cutting back on investments at the fastest pace since the recession. many cite concerns in political uncertainty in washington and...
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. >> and president obama held that for 24 hours, as well. >>> let's go to our senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, who has more on the growing questions about how the fbi has handled the story. >> reporter: good morning, george. the more you dig into this case, the seedier it gets. apparently jill kelly, the woman at the center of the new allegations involving general allen, got the attention of a lot of men. she was a friendly acquaintance of the fbi agent who started the whole case. and it turns out, he sent her shirtless pictures of himself. now, the agent is under investigation, for calling members of congress, breaking fbi policy about disclosing the investigation. such investigations need to be kept private and out of public. >> there's reasons that the fbi kept this from congress and the white house and the president during the campaign. >> reporter: the justice department officials say they followed the rules. the fbi's focus was on whether internet harassment laws were broken by the alleged mistress, paula broadwell. petraeus was never the focus of the investigation. and t
. >> and president obama held that for 24 hours, as well. >>> let's go to our senior justice correspondent, pierre thomas, who has more on the growing questions about how the fbi has handled the story. >> reporter: good morning, george. the more you dig into this case, the seedier it gets. apparently jill kelly, the woman at the center of the new allegations involving general allen, got the attention of a lot of men. she was a friendly acquaintance of the fbi agent who...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says that he laughed out loud thursday when he saw president obama's latest plan to avoid a middle-class tax increase. republicans are demanding more spending cuts. >>> and just as millions of americans shop online, rely on their gifts to be shipped by the holidays, the biggest seaports in the country are at a virtual standstill. union workers at the los angeles and long beach terminals are on strike. protesting outsourcing of jobs. 40% of all u.s. imports come through those terminals. negotiations are set to resume today. >>> very unusual scene just south of there, in san diego. an out-of-control truck slammed into a fire hydrant, sending water shooting cinematically 30 feet into the air. like a geyser. the truck actually plowed into a bar, leaving a gaping 11-foot hole in the wall. thankfully, no one was hurt. >>> now, here's diane sawyer, with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> josh, great to talk to you on this friday. happy weekend to everyone on "gma." and coming up on "world news," please meet this young woman. i think you'll never f
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says that he laughed out loud thursday when he saw president obama's latest plan to avoid a middle-class tax increase. republicans are demanding more spending cuts. >>> and just as millions of americans shop online, rely on their gifts to be shipped by the holidays, the biggest seaports in the country are at a virtual standstill. union workers at the los angeles and long beach terminals are on strike. protesting outsourcing of jobs. 40% of all...